Flyboat

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flyboat \Fly"boat`\, n. [Fly + boat: cf. D. vlieboot.]
     1. (Naut.) A large Dutch coasting vessel.
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              Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery
              to the northwest with two flyboats.   --Purchas.


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     2. A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.
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